Question

Assertion (A) Offspring have characteristics of both the parents.
Reason (R) Characters pass from the parents to their progeny.

• A. If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
• B. If both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
• C. If A is true, but R is false
• D. If A is false, but R is true

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion. Offspring bear characteristics of both the parents. These characters pass from the parents via their gametes into their progeny. This is called inheritance.